About crazyblondeabroad
My name is Eric and I am currently living in Shanghai, China. I have been here for almost 10 months and I absolutely love it. Well, I love it most of the time anyhow. There are a few days that the constant pushing, spitting, and photo taking makes me go a little crazy – but a few beers later, I’m back to loving it!
So, the reason that I am in China is because I’m slightly crazy – that’s what my parents and friends think anyhow. I’m still deciding for myself and go back and forth sometimes. To make a long story short, I was unhappy with my life back in San Francisco and decided to change it.
After university, my plans were to travel and see the world but like most people, I got stuck. I was stuck with an incredible corporate job that I hated, an incredible partner that I loved more than anything, and an incredible home on the 26th floor, with views of the Golden Gate Bridge that I was tired of looking at.
When my partner told me that he would never leave San Francisco, I knew that I had to leave or would change into the bitter, resentful, and angry colleagues that I worked with for 13 hours a day.
So, as hard as it was, I turned in my notice, ended my relationship, sold all of my things, and took a one-way flight to Europe. From there, I traveled by myself for 6 months, met amazing people, learned more about myself than I ever thought possible, ate, drank too much, laughed uncontrollably, cried uncontrollably, and realized that I had made the best decision ever in my life.
Oh, I also ran out of money and was left with the options of going home to San Francisco to become corporate again, moving back to Amsterdam to attempt a new career in the prostitution field, or taking a job in Shanghai teaching English at a Chinese high school.
Well, I’m pretty sure that you can guess the choice I made. So, now I am in Shanghai and have been able to travel many Asian countries, I’ve met amazing people, I’ve learned even more about myself than I ever thought possible, I’ve eaten too much again, I’ve drank too much again, I’ve laughed uncontrollably, I’ve cried uncontrollably, and I’ve realized that I’ve made the best decision in my life once again. There have been times though that I thought the prostitution thing might have been more pleasurable and easy, but I like to live in the present and not in the past, so I don’t dwell on it.
Well, now you know a little more about my story and me. If you have any questions, I’m an open book and always answer honestly!
